Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-08-20
UNION LABOR CONVENTION.



ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 12.-Ten o'clock
was the hour set for calling the Union La
Dor State Convention to order, but it was
twelve o'clock before Chairman Junio
raped for order and asked the further
pleasure of the convention. The entire
morning was occupied in completing plans
whereby business could be hurried through
without delay.
Up to the hour Of opening the session the
leaders asserted that the selection OF State
officers would be left entirely in the hands
of the delegates, and the Cincinnati plat
form would be adopted, with few modih-
cations The committee on resolutions re-
ported in favor of the platform, except the
planks referring to the tariff and pauper
immigration.
James r. McKevey introduced the fol
lowing tariff plank
ReSO'yed, That we. as a body Of men rep
resonting the working men OF the state OF
New York condemn the efforts made dur
ing the last Congress to reduce the tarlf
| on articles made and manufactured in this
country; we demand, in the interests OF our
manufacturers and artisans, that pro-
tective tariff be maintained by Congress for
| the further advancement OF our interests,
| and we demand the abOlishment OF the In
| ternal revenue system.
| This resolution drew forth an active dis
cussion, and the presentation of an amend
ment by David Healey, in which the refer
ence to the abolishmentof the internal rev.
enue system was omitted.
| The resolution referring to pauper imml-
grafton is as follows;
WHEREAS, The constant tide Of immigra-
tion to this country threatens to result in
iuriouslv to the social condition of the ma
| ton and interfere with the opportunities Of
our population of skilled and unskilled lab
| orers in procuring employment, and
| WHEREAS, There are now tens OF thous-
| ands of men throughout the nation VINO
cannot obtain employment, therefore
Resohed That we demand OF the govern
mcnt a more stringent enforcement of ex-
isting laws governing immigration, pro-
| hibiting the importation of contract labor,
and further that it is the duty of Congress
to enact other protective laws by which
there will be an imposition of an increased
tax or other means of stopping this tide
of immigration and the flooding Oh the
country with foreign laborers.
RoS0icd, That all determinations OF en-
poyes, violates the constitutional rights OF
the citizen and should be declared felony.
The tariff plank of the Cincinnati plat
form was adopted with the amendments OF
Messrs. McKelvey and Healey, and also
the plank compelling a label to be placed on
all prison contract work. A delegate wished
the prison contract label plank to be more
explicit as the speaker knew of instances
where boxes containing prison contract
goods were properly labelled, but the con-
tents were frequently without the label.
A motion was adopted to appoint a com
mittee of fifteen to wait upon the United
Labor party, at Syracuse, with full power
to unite on the State ticket, but to insist
that all candidates be in sympathy with
protection to United States industry. Con
siderable argument was INDUCED in over
Henry George, and Mr.. Mckelvey's decla
ration that he recognized no man as q god,
elected great applause.
A resolution that the laws against the
employment of bribery, force or intmida'
ton to secure nominations or elections to
pubIi coffee be rigidly inforced, was adopted.
Another resolution against class leglsla'
ton, whereby poor man should be allowed
TO enjoy his beer at his saloon with the
same freedom that the rich man enjoys his
wine at his home or club, was tabled.
The convention then proceeded to nom'
mate candidates for State Offices: The fol-
lowing named were nominated: For Sec
rotary Of State, Orvilc Preston, OF Hor'
pellsville; for State Treasurer, John j.
Ryan, of Brooklyn, for Comptroller, Asa
Clapp, of Ithaca; for Attorney General,
Lawrence McParlan, Of Lockport.